As an alrenative. you can upload a csv file into web2py. Not a solution if 
you want to do things dynamically and all the time. But you can use the csv 
option.

On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 4:11:18 AM UTC-4, Gael Princivalle wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> Like a lot of users I need to clone an existing SQLlite db to new 
> PostgreSQL db.
> I've read this post in web2py-developers by Alan Etkin:
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/web2py-developers/sqlite$20postgres/web2py-developers/QxeJNByj6qc/cpBHsa1ymUkJ
>
> However I've tried to use this script and my PosgreSQL db still empty.
>
> My db:
> dbsq = DAL('sqlite://storage.sqlite',pool_size=1,check_reserved=['all'])
> dbpg = DAL('postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/postg_myapp',pool_size=1,
> check_reserved=['all'])
>
> My controller:
> def migrate_to_pg():
>     migrate(dbsq, dbpg)
>     return dict()
>
> def disable_triggers(pgdb):
>     for tablename in pgdb.tables():
>         pgdb.executesql("ALTER TABLE %s DISABLE TRIGGER ALL;" % \
>                         tablename)
>
> def enable_triggers(pgdb):
>     for tablename in pgdb.tables():
>         pgdb.executesql("ALTER TABLE %s ENABLE TRIGGER ALL;" % \
>                         tablename)
>
> def migrate(sqlitedb, pgdb):
>     """Transfer data to PostgreSQL
>     
>     Arguments:
>         sqlitedb: the Sqlite db  source connection
>         pgdb: the PostgreSQL db target connection
>     """
>     import logging
>     setval = "select setval('%s'::regclass"
>     setval += ", (SELECT MAX(%s) FROM %s));"
>     logging.debug("Disabling pg triggers temporarily")
>     disable_triggers(pgdb)
>     for table in pgdb.tables:
>         logging.debug("copying %s" % table)
>         query = pgdb[table]._id > 0
>         rows = pgdb(query).select()
>         colnames = [k[k.index(".")+1:] for k in rows.colnames]
>         logging.debug(pgdb._lastsql)
>         logging.debug(colnames)
>         rows = sqlitedb.executesql(pgdb._lastsql)
>         # clean up table
>         pgdb.executesql("TRUNCATE %s" % table)
>         for i, row in enumerate(rows):
>           logging.debug("inserting", i, len(rows))
>           sql = "INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)" % (
>                   table,
>                   ','.join(colnames),
>                   ','.join(["%s" for k in colnames]),
>                   )
>           logging.debug(sql)
>           pgdb.executesql(sql, row)
>         # update serials
>         sequence = pgdb[table]._sequence_name
>         if sequence in ["", None]:
>             sequence = "%s_%s_seq" % (table, colnames[0])
>         pgdb.executesql(setval % (sequence,
>                                   colnames[0],
>                                   table))
>     logging.debug("Re-enabling pg triggers")
>     enable_triggers(pgdb)
>     pgdb.commit()
>     logging.debug("Migration done")
>
> When I run migrate_to_pg I don't have any kind of error but the PosgreSQL 
> db still empty.
>
> Someone can give me a help, or another solution for this migration?
> I think it's necessary for web2py having a tool for this migration, giving 
> an easy way for fresh web2py users like me that understand that they must 
> migrate some existing applications to PostgreSQL to do it without headaches.
>
> Thanks, regards.
>
>

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